Current Opportunities with The Alchemical Nursery

Organizing the 2010 Upstate NY Permaculture Consulta
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Scheduled for Saturday, March 13, 2010 - the 2nd Annual Upstate NY Permaculture Consulta will be held in Syracuse, NY at the Gear Factory after a successful inaugural year in Ithaca in 2009. The event will bring together Permaculturists and Urban Homesteaders from Albany, Rochester, Syracuse, Ithaca, Buffalo, Utica, Hancock (Southern Tier) and all spots in-between and beyond.

Be part of the growing Permaculture network in the region. This event will include fun networking activities, access to Permie projects and opportunities, and skill shares on a variety of topics. There will be open source sessions, a ‘zine custom made for the event, free lunch, child care, and more. Find out how you can help and take part.

Creating Permaculture related art images
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Alchemical produces a number of print brochures and flyers, as well as an online website and publications such as our Annual Report. We are always in need of fresh and original artistic content and materials to help with promotions, marketing, and getting the gang excited about what we are doing. Can you contribute some creative juices and flow to our scene? Spend time at the Gear Factory Artists Studio Warehouse with us. All work will remain the property of the artist (or the Creative Commons if you so agree) and be attributed to you in all uses.

Creation of a slideshow presentation and/or table display
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Got PowerPoint skills and/or display design skills? We need assistance and time to help us develop a slideshow presentation that will wow them (who’s ‘them’ you ask? ‘Them’ is ‘they’ that need to hear our message! ‘Them’ is not the choir); as well as a portable display design for tabling at events, shows, and festivals. Help us design the concepts, the materials, the art, and the demonstrations.

Mapping Permaculture and community development projects in Syracuse
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One goal of the Alchemical Nursery is to develop and strengthen the Permaculture and Urban Homesteading movement in Syracuse and Upstate CNY. To do this we need to develop a database and map of currently undergoing sites and activities across the region. Do you have mapping skills, or just like maps in general? We can use a platform as simple as Google Maps even. Let’s visually show what a complex network we are developing here in Syracuse, and bring geographically dispersed individuals, families, projects, and intentional communities together in the process.

Website content development
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The Alchemical Nursery website is only as valuable as the content it contains. Join us in writing newsflashes, feature articles, and blog posts. Become a moderator and help grow the discussion forums as an urban think-tank resource for urban homesteading and sustainable living. Fill in the community on the latest happenings by posting events to the calendar on a regular basis.

Drafting an employee/volunteer handbook
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Every good organization that gets things done has some sort of internal organization that helps facilitate the good work. Alchemical is in need of a Handbook to orient new volunteers, and provide them with the information they need to success on a day-to-day basis. Like to write, want to learn more about Alchemical in the process? Join us in creating this document that will be very important to our future success.